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(0)Andrew Carroll
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xxx, 383 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Andrew Carrolls intimate portrait of General Pershing, who led all of the American troops in Europe during World War I, is a revelation. Given a military force that on the eve of its entry into the war was downright primitive compared to the European combatants, the general surmounted enormous obstacles to build an army and ultimately command millions of U.S. soldiers. But Pershing himselfoften perceived as a harsh, humorless, and wooden leaderconcealed...
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of letters offering first-hand insights into the Civil War, the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, and the Balkans. Features dramatic accounts of combat written immediately after ferocious battles; poignant expressions of love by homesick husbands and sweethearts; humorous anecdotes and gripes about insufferable conditions; thoughtful reflections on the nature of war; and a startling...
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
501 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Features approximately 200 previously unpublished letters and emails, personal correspondence of US and foreign troops and civilians who have experienced major conflixcts firsthand, from the American Revolution to 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq.
